Every year in mid-August there is an organised hike up Monte Pelpi, as part of the "festa di San Gioacchino" (festival dedicated to Saint Joachim,) held in the nearby rural village of Cavignaga. The cross There is a large steel cross standing high, built on 16 October 1955 at the summit. This steel cross replaces a wooden cross in the same location which was built earlier in the 20th century. The cross was the initiative of Bishop Renato Costa, and the former alumni of the seminary of Bedonia. Costa instigated the search to find appropriate funding and resources for the project. In 1953, his unerring 'instinct' led him to the famous Falck steelworks at Sesto San Giovanni (Milan.) The lattice structure was donated by the Falck family in memory of the company's founder Enrico Falck, who died some time before. Today it is still one of the tallest crosses placed on any mountain, 22 meters tall and in weight. In celebration of its fiftieth anniversary, a plaque has been replaced which was an identical copy of the lost original 1955 plaque, that commemorated the construction and benefactors. The inscription, translated from the original Italian, reads: External links https://web.archive.org/web/20100328010954/http://www.agriturismivaltaro.com/pagina_dettagli.php?idpagina=72 (Italian) Appennino, la guerra dell'acqua A secco "Il paese delle fonti", Parma la Repubblica.it https://web.archive.org/web/20110717005612/http://www.valtaro.it/bedonia_montepelpi/ Mountains of Emilia-Romagna Mountains of Liguria Mountains of the Apennines One-thousanders of Italy